new video loaded: Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease transcript Back transcript Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease The rescue operation in the Hong Kong fire disaster ceased on Friday, two days after the blaze started. At least 128 were killed and 200 others remained […]
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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128 people, officials say
LONDON — The death toll from the massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128 as of Friday, as search and rescue efforts continued. Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung announced the new death toll on Friday but warned that more bodies may still be found. Three men […]
Hong Kong Residents Reel From Deadliest Fire in Decades
new video loaded: Hong Kong Residents Reel From Deadliest Fire in Decades Dozens were killed in a fire that engulfed several apartment buildings in Hong Kong. Firefighters were still battling the blaze on Thursday, and dozens of people were still missing. By Nader Ibrahim, Tiffany May and Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times […]
Footage Shows Early Stages of Hong Kong Fire
new video loaded: Footage Shows Early Stages of Hong Kong Fire 1:04 An eyewitness filmed the early moments of a fire that grew into a deadly blaze, consuming an apartment complex in Hong Kong. By Shawn Paik November 27, 2025 Thailand Deploys Military to Rescue People Stranded by Deadly Floods 1:19 Fire Engulfs High-Rise Buildings […]
Thousands left homeless by fire in Bangladesh shantytown in Dhaka | News
Some 60,000 families, many of them climate refugees, live in the area which covers more than 65 hectares (160 acres). Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, […]
Thunderstorms roll into Sydney as parts of NSW warned of catastrophic fire risk amid soaring temperatures | New South Wales
Temperatures soaring into the 30s and damaging wind gusts have prompted authorities in New South Wales to raise bushfire alerts to their highest levels in more than two years, as thunderstorms roll into Sydney. More than 20 public schools across central NSW were closed on Wednesday after the state’s Rural Fire Service issued a warning […]
Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west | Australian politics
Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens as summer break nears Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor is growing optimistic it can land a deal with the Greens to rush through its signature environment protection laws before parliament suspends for the summer break. The government is desperate to pass legislation to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity […]
Fire prompts evacuations at COP30 climate talks in Brazil : NPR
In this frame from video provided by Catherine Ellis, flames engulf pavilions at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit on Thursday in Belem, Brazil. Catherine Ellis/AP hide caption toggle caption Catherine Ellis/AP BELEM, Brazil — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last […]
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has […]
Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes, forces evacuations
TOKYO — Firefighters were battling an out-of-control fire Wednesday morning that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan and forced more than 170 people to evacuate. At least 170 homes have been damaged and a man in his 70s was unaccounted for, Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. The fire started during strong […]